util.Regexp.matches

Tests if a string contains any match of this regular expression.

Syntax

util.Regexp.matches(
  subject STRING
 )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
  1. subject is the subject to be scanned.

Usage

The matches() method returns TRUE, if the string passed as parameter matches the current regular expression.

Example

IMPORT util
MAIN
    DEFINE re util.Regexp
    LET re = util.Regexp.compile(`^[ABC]XX$`)
    DISPLAY re.matches("ZZZ")
    DISPLAY re.matches("ZAXXZ")
    DISPLAY re.matches("AXX")
END MAIN
Output:
     0
     0
     1